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Trevor Noah has always had that thing, hasn’t he, where he makes his audience laugh, and then they realise how layered the joke was. And it’s not just a punch or two, but he does that throughout the show. That’s been his whole appeal for years now! And if you love him, there’s good news for you, as Netflix has just released his new special, Trevor Noah: Joy in The Trenches.

Even during The Daily Show, Noah never shouted over everything, and the audience reactions never felt forced either. All this guy did was sit there and just explain something in his own way, and before you realised it, you were completely on board with it.

And his stand-up? That’s always where you get to witness his original personality. Think Son of Patricia, Afraid of the Dark, where there is proper storytelling, and he really gets into where he comes from and how he sees things. The man takes his time. But less about the past, more about what’s going on right now.

Now with Joy in the Trenches, Noah is back on Netflix. You watch it, and within a few minutes you realise that it’s different from his usuals. In this special, Trevor Noah talks about the whole Grammys situation, and he builds most of it around it.

It was filmed in Washington, D.C., and he starts by going back to his Daily Show time. Seven years of talking about Trump, week after week… and nothing ever came back his way. No reaction, nothing. Then he leaves the show and relaxes a bit, and that’s when Trump finally responds. You can already see where the story is going, and you will enjoy every bit of it.

It all begins with that Grammys joke, the one where he mentions Trump, Greenland, and Epstein’s island. And the way he explains what happened after is actually very easy to picture. He is on a flight; people are reacting to him, giving him looks, and he has no clue why. Then he turns his phone on… and it completely blows up. Messages everywhere. Everyone is texting him. Even apps you wouldn’t expect. You can imagine that moment clearly.

Then comes the main part: Trump’s post. Noah reads the entire thing out on stage, very slowly, line by line. And that’s the funniest part. He doesn’t just read what Trump said but also how he said it. The capital letters, the tone, the wording. This guy is hilarious.

But then things take a slightly different turn. Because Trump doesn’t stop at complaining, he says he might sue him, and knowing Noah, he doesn’t brush it off. He talks about not knowing what will happen next, whether it’s serious or not, and that uncertainty becomes part of the set.

This special of Noah’s is really special, not just because of the Trump bit, but if layered comedy is your cup of tea, then you are going to enjoy every bit of this new Netflix sensation.